Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has announced that its Australian subsidiary, ASG Group, has been rebranded as NRI as part of the company’s global expansion plans.
ASG Group CEO Dean Langenbach will step into the role of NRI Australia & New Zealand CEO, and the announcement marks the start of NRI’s ambitious plan to grow its ANZ workforce by 50 per cent in the coming years.
The ASG Group has provided ICT services to public and private sector clients since 1996. It was acquired by the Tokyo-based Nomura Research Institute in December 2016 and has offshore capabilities in the Philippines and India.
NRI Australia & New Zealand CEO Dean Langenbach said, “We are delighted to launch the next exciting chapter in NRI ANZ’s growth story. Our ANZ team is already 2,500 strong, and we have invested significantly in our business, with the expectation that our workforce will grow by 50 per cent in the coming years. New Zealand is NRI’s next growth market, and the strategic changes we have made in the past year will allow us to aggressively pursue market share and focus on growing our core strengths in SAP, Oracle, SalesForce, and Microsoft.”
Over the past five years, NRI Australia & New Zealand has grown significantly through a number of key acquisitions, including Microsoft technology partner Velrada, design and UX/CX consultancy Pragma Partners, professional services firm Group 10 Consulting, specialist technology company 1ICT, and recruitment and staffing solutions agency M&T Resources. Of these acquisitions, Velrada, Pragma, Group10 will remain independent.
